WPTW News Briefs - Wednesday, July 8th
Buggy Whip Suffers Partial Collapse
THE HISTORIC BUGGY WHIP BUILDING IN TIPP CITY WHICH SUFFERED PARTIAL
COLLAPSE HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY AN BY INDEPENDENT FORENSIC
ENGINEER. LARRY FAST EXAMINED THE PROPERTY AND SAID THE BUILDING
DOES NOT POSE A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC AND IS CAPABLE OF STRUCTURAL
REPAIRS. IN THE COMING WEEKS THE CITY AND COUNTY WILL COME TO A
CONSENSUS REGARDING WHAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THE BUILDING
IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY CODES.
Police Chief Retiring
TROY’S POLICE CHIEF HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT. AFTER 22 YEARS AS
CHIEF, CHUCK PHELPS WILL RETIRE ON AUGUST 7. IN ALL, PHELPS HAS 38 YEARS
WITH THE TROY POLICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER PHELPS RETIRES, CAPT. SHAWN
MCKINNEY, AN FBI ACADEMY GRADUATE WILL ASSUME THE RANK OF CHIEF.
National Guard Tested for COVID
IN SHELBY COUNTY, THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD RECENTLY COMPLETED
COVID-19 TESTING AT FAIR HAVEN AND FOUND NO SUSPECTED CASES. THE
GUARD HAS BEEN TASKED BY THE STATE TO DO SUCH TESTING AT OHIO
NURSING HOMES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN A COVID-19
OUTBREAK. TO DATE, FAIR HAVEN HAS HAD NO SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED
COVID- 19 CASES AMONG STAFF OR RESIDENTS.
Acts of Kindness Grants Distributed
THE DUKE FOUNDATION HAS APPROVED THE FIRST OF ITS TARGETED ACTS OF
KINDNESS GRANTS. BEING DISTRIBUTED IS OVER 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
NINE KEY ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING CRUCIAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF
MIAMI COUNTY. IT’S AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO SAFETY
NET NON-PROFITS AS THEY COPE WITH THE HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC
CRISES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Donations for Tipp Students
TIPP MONROE COMMUNITY SERVICES IS COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR
CHILDREN LIVING IN TIPP CITY AND MONROE TWP. BOOK BAGS AND SCHOOL
SUPPLIES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE LUNCH ON US
SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM IN AUGUST. DONATIONS CAN BE LEFT AT
COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICE AT 3 E. MAIN ST. IN DOWNTOWN TIPP CITY WEEKDAYS FROM 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. LAST YEAR, THE PROGRAM GAVE AWAY
139 BOOK BAGS AND MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN RECEIVED SUPPLIES.
Lighting Touches Down Locally
POP-UP THUNDERSTORMS RACED ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP, A LIGHTNING BOLT STRUCK A TREE NEAR
THE HOME OF JACK COMPTON ON EAST HASKETT LANE. FORTUNATELY, THE
SPLINTERED TREE FELL TOWARD THE YARD AND NOT THE HOUSE.
Milton Library Event
THE MILTON-UNION PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS A CRAFTACULAR ON
WEDNESDAYS AT 6 P.M. AS PART OF ITS SUMMER READING PROGRAM. A
CRAFT WILL BE MADE DURING THE SESSIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CONTACT THE MILTON-UNION PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 937-698- 5515.
Versailles Chick Pageant Registration Still Open
REGISTRATION FOR THE VERSAILLES POULTRY DAYS MISS CHICK PAGEANT
REMAINS OPEN UNTIL JULY 30. ORGANIZERS ARE MAKING PLANS TO CONTINUE
THE 69-YEAR TRADITION DESPITE COVID-19. PROCEDURES ARE BEING
FORMULATED TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE PAGEANT
PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG LADIES TO WIN UP TO $1,000. THE
CONTEST WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 14 AND 15 IN THE OLD VERSAILLES HIGH
SCHOOL GYMNASIUM ON SOUTH CENTER STREET IN VERSAILLES.
Botkins Firm Cited for Compliance Failures
IN SHELBY COUNTY, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION HAS CITED A BOTKINS FIRM. BOOMERANG RUBBER FACES
PENALTIES OF OVER 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS. ACCORDING TO OSHA, THE
COMPANY FAILED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES TO PREVENT
EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO UNINTENTIONAL MACHINE MOVEMENT DURING
MAINTENANCE AND INSTALL MACHINE GUARDS. THE COMPANY ALSO FAILED
TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
ELECTRICAL SHOCK, TRAIN WORKERS IN SAFETY PROCEDURES AND PROPERLY
LABEL CONTAINERS..THE COMPANY HAS 15 BUSINESS DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF
THE CITATIONS TO COMPLY, OR CONTEST THE FINDINGS BEFORE THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION..
